Articles by Chris Whibbs

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  Mogwai

  Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait

  PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2007

  Just like their counterparts Explosions in the Sky did with Friday Night Lights, Mogwai have taken to putting their cinematic music into th...

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  Low

  Drums and Guns

  PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2007

  To anyone who can predict this Duluth, MN band’s next move I tip my hat. Their last album and debut for Sub Pop, The Great Destroyer, was a...

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  Sondre Lerche and the Faces Down

  Phantom Punch

  PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2007

  He’s young, he’s Norwegian and, man, does he like to bounce around genres. On his debut, he brought the slightly rock pop, then on Two-Way...

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  Money Mark

  Brand New By Tomorrow

  PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2007

  Beastie Boys collaborator and musician in his own right, Money Mark returns after a five-year absence, and the outcome is not what anyone e...

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  Yndi Halda

  Enjoy Eternal Bliss

  PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2007

  The band seem to be such lovers of post-rock kings Godspeed You! Black Emperor that the font of their name is scrawled in the same style. W...

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  Camera Obscura / The Essex Green

  Barrymore’s Music Hall, Ottawa ON - January 30

  PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2007

  The lone songwriter of Camera Obscura, Tracyanne Campbell, has a bit of a reputation for being a grumpy Scot. In interviews, she never quit...

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  Amiina

  Amiina EP

  PUBLISHED Feb 27, 2007

  Everyone might know these cute little Icelandic pixies from their opening stint for fellow countrymen Sigur Rós. This is their second EP an...

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  Eluvium

  Copia

  PUBLISHED Feb 26, 2007

  Showcasing the incredible talents of composer Matthew Cooper, the name Eluvium has been synonymous with beguiling tones and guitar modulati...